James & Jax

It might be premature to blog this, but I can’t help it (and I needed something to post today)! I think Jax has officially weaned. It’s been a few days since he nursed to sleep—since Friday night, to be exact. And since I know you’re wondering, he’s 2 years old and 9 months. I’m pretty [...]

Music is the shorthand of emotion. ~ Leo Tolstoy Music has been filling my days lately. I arrive at work at 8:00 and decide what to listen to for the day. This is usually a first step for me, like filling my coffee mug or brushing my teeth. On days when I do not put [...]

Yesterday I asked you guys what you do when you’re stuck in a blogging rut. I got 3 comments. I know there are more of you reading this blog who have suffered from this conundrum before, but I’ll let you off the hook because I haven’t been commenting much these days, either. But thank you, [...]

Confession: I’m bored with my blog. And I can’t help but wonder, after a month of decreasing stats, whether you’re bored with it, too. And then the panic spiral begins–what should I do? Quit? Brainstorm ideas I haven’t already discussed ad nauseum? Get a fresh new look? Take a blogging break? Keep chugging along and [...]

I haven’t updated about sleep or how the big boy bed adventures have been going! In my case, no news tends to be good news. So if you don’t hear a sleep-related peep from me, things are probably going well! And they are. It’s been about 2 months since we transitioned Jax from a crib [...]